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Knife crime in Surrey

Anderson said he had sold Mr Jones some weed before asking him to buy some alcohol from a local shop. He claimed that the row started when Mr Jones got back from the shop.

He said as Mr Jones walked back up to him with the beers he looked angry. He claims Mr Jones then "got up in my chest" and began angrily asking if Anderson had been spreading rumours about his sexuality.

He said Mr Jones then "went into his pocket and in the same motion he hit me on the head" with a baton, although police failed to find this baton or anything resembling it at the scene or on Mr Jones.

Anderson said his vision went white and when he regained his vision Mr Jones was on top of him hitting him in the head.

"He was still hitting me with the baton around my head. That's when I stabbed him," he said. "I pulled it (the knife) out of my left pocket and just went at him. He was still hitting me. I just wanted to get him off me."

Guildford Crown Court (Image: Surrey Advertiser)

When questioned about the multiple stab wounds Mr Jones had received, Anderson said he could only remember stabbing him once and that they must have happened while the pair were rolling around on the floor.

The court heard that when police went to Anderson's home to investigate the stabbing they found him in his underwear in the bathroom, while his bloody clothes were found in a black bin bag in his bedroom.

The court also heard that when officers arrived at the house Anderson said: "It was self-defence. Take a look at my head, he hit me with a baton."

The trial continued on Thursday (June 21) with the Judge giving a summary before sending the jury off to deliberate.